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#OTD 1982 – King Vidor, 88, US filmmaker, screenwriter (b. 1894) OscarNom five times.

The Crowd (1928) Hallelujah (1929) The Champ (1931) The Citadel (1938) War and Peace (1956) awarded an Honorary Oscar in 1979. First film 1913 * Peg o' My Heart * Big Parade * La Bohème (1926)

#OTD 1982 – King Vidor, 88, US filmmaker, screenwriter (b. 1894)

Kevin Brownlow and David Gill restored 'The Crowd' in 1981, with a score by Carl Davis.

"Born on the Fourth of July, John Sims, always believed he was destined for great things ..."

The Crowd (1928 OscarNom)

#OTD 1982 – King Vidor, 88, US filmmaker, screenwriter (b. 1894)

First film Hurricane in Galveston (1913) * Peg o' My Heart (1922) * The Big Parade (1925) * La Bohème (1926) * The Crowd (1928 OscarNom) * Hallelujah (1929 OscarNom) * Street Scene (1931)

#OTD 1982 – King Vidor, 88, US filmmaker, screenwriter (b. 1894)

The Champ (1931 OscarNom) * Bird of Paradise * Stella Dallas * The Citadel (1938 OscarNom) * The Wizard of Oz (Kansas scenes only, uncredited) * Northwest Passage * Comrade X * H.M. Pulham, Esq

#OTD 1982 – King Vidor, 88, US filmmaker, screenwriter (b. 1894)

Duel in the Sun (1946) The Fountainhead * Beyond the Forest * Ruby Gentry * Man Without a Star * War and Peace (1956 OscarNom) * Solomon and Sheba * Truth and Illusion * The Metaphor (1980 final film)

#OTD 1982 – King Vidor, 88, US filmmaker, screenwriter (b. 1894)

"A husband''s violent reaction becomes the talk of the neighborhood when he catches his cheating wife in the act."

Music Alfred Newman.

#OTD 1982 – King Vidor, 88, US filmmaker, screenwriter (b. 1894)

Alfred Newman's title theme has been used in many films:

Kiss of Death, I Wake Up Screaming, Where the Sidewalk Ends, The Dark Corner, Gentleman's Agreement and How to Marry a Millionaire.